Agriculture
At present, the municipality has 7,329 hectares of land devoted to agriculture. Its dominant/abundant crops are coconuts, corns, bananas, mango, and fruit vegetables.
Yield per hectare by type of crop:
CROPS |
YIELD IN METRIC TONS PER HECTARE PER YEAR |
Coconuts | 1.2 – 1.5 |
Corn | 2.5 – 2.9 ( white from OPV certified Seeds) 0.7 – 0.9 ( white from traditional Native variety) |
Rice | 2.6 – 3.0 Irrigated certified seeds 1.0 – 1.5 Rainfed 0.6 – 0.8 Upland |
Bananas | 5.0 – 8.0423.3 – 677.3 kilograms |
Fruit Trees | |
a. Mango | 10.0-15.0 |
b. Jackfruit | 5.0-8.0 |
C.Avocado | 3.0-5.0 |
Vegetables (3 Croppings per year) | |
a. Stringbeans | 5.0-6.0 |
b. Red Squash | 15.0-20.0 |
c. Eggplant | 12.0-15.0 |
d. Okra | 6.0-8.0 |
e. Ampalaya | 4.0-5.0 |
Root Crops | |
a. Camote | 15.0-18.0 |
b. Cassava | 15.0-20.0 |
Legumes | |
a. Mongo | 1.0-1.5 |
b. Peanut | 2.0-4.0 |
Sugarcane | 10.0-15.0 |